Unit Title: Interwar Period and World War 2
Course Title: 7th Social Studies
Pacing: 8 Days
Content Standards: K-12 Vertical Alignment
H.1-Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies.
Understandings
Students will understand that…
Conflict between nations changed the political landscape of Europe, causing the rise of powerful dictators.
The Great Depression and World War II enabled the Holocaust.
Propaganda was used to influence and shape public opinion during the Interwar period.
The failure of the League of Nations was caused by unchecked aggression of Hitler and Nazi Germany.
Nations of the world cooperated in a unified effort to defeat the Axis powers.
Essential Questions
How did politics change under the pressures of war and economic hardships?
How did the Great Depression and World War II lead to the Holocaust?
Why is propaganda successful in shaping public opinion?
In what ways is the United Nations more successful than the League of Nations? Why?
How did the Allied powers and other nations work together to defeat the Axis powers in both Europe and the Pacific?
Knowledge
Students will know…
Interwar
Individuals & Key Terms Interwar Period: Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations, Totalitarian Dictator, Propaganda, World-wide Economic Depression
Individuals & Key Terms World War 2: Allied Powers, Axis Powers, Nuclear Weapons, Superpowers, Holocaust
Skills
Students will be able to…
Interwar Period
Conclude
Describe
Course Title: 7th Social Studies
Pacing: 8 Days
Content Standards: K-12 Vertical Alignment
H.1-Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies.
- 7.H.2.1-Analyze the effects of social, economic, military and political conflict among nations, regions, and groups (e.g. war, genocide, imperialism and colonization). C.1-Understand how cultural values influence relationships between individuals, groups and political entities modern societies and regions.
- 7.C.1.2-Explain how cultural expressions (e.g. art, literature, architecture and music) influence modern society. H.2-Understand the implications of global interactions.
- 7.H.2.2-Evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative efforts and consensus building among nations, regions, and groups.
Understandings
Students will understand that…
Conflict between nations changed the political landscape of Europe, causing the rise of powerful dictators.
The Great Depression and World War II enabled the Holocaust.
Propaganda was used to influence and shape public opinion during the Interwar period.
The failure of the League of Nations was caused by unchecked aggression of Hitler and Nazi Germany.
Nations of the world cooperated in a unified effort to defeat the Axis powers.
Essential Questions
How did politics change under the pressures of war and economic hardships?
How did the Great Depression and World War II lead to the Holocaust?
Why is propaganda successful in shaping public opinion?
In what ways is the United Nations more successful than the League of Nations? Why?
How did the Allied powers and other nations work together to defeat the Axis powers in both Europe and the Pacific?
Knowledge
Students will know…
Interwar
Individuals & Key Terms Interwar Period: Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations, Totalitarian Dictator, Propaganda, World-wide Economic Depression
- The deplorable economic conditions caused by the Treaty of Versailles in Germany led to the rise of Hitler as the Chancellor/Totalitarian Dictator.
- Propaganda was used to sway public opinion about certain groups of people during the Interwar period.
- The Holocaust was a result of a combination of the racist ideals held by Hitler, desperate conditions created in Germany by the Great Depression, and outbreak of World War II.
- The League of Nations was unable to prevent Hitler from violating the Treaty of Versailles.
Individuals & Key Terms World War 2: Allied Powers, Axis Powers, Nuclear Weapons, Superpowers, Holocaust
- The cooperative efforts of the Allied powers and other nations began the breakdown and eventual defeat of the Axis forces in Europe.
- The refusal by the Japanese to surrender resulted in the first time use of nuclear weapons by the United States on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending WWII.
- WWII resulted in the development of two superpowers (USA and Soviet Union).
Skills
Students will be able to…
Interwar Period
Conclude
- how economic conditions give rise to certain political movements.
- the powers of a totalitarian dictator.
- the ways in which Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and the implications of the invasion of Poland in September of 1939.
- the types of propaganda used by Hitler to build a sense of nationalism for the German people.
Describe
- the stages of the Holocaust leading to the Final Solution/Death Camps.
- how Hitler used propaganda to implement his Final Solution against the Jewish population in Europe during the Interwar period and World War II.
- how the D-Day invasion of France changed the tide of WWII and resulted in the ultimate defeat of the Axis powers in Europe.
- the reasons for and against the use of nuclear weapons by the United States on Japan at the end of WWII.